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Employment Data for City: City of Houston
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County: Harris
7.34%
State: Texas
5.68%
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
| Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex |
City: City of Houston |
County: Harris |
State: Texas |
| Value |
Value |
Value |
| Male |
7.07% |
6.97% |
5.55% |
| Female |
7.93% |
7.78% |
5.83% |
| Workers by Means of Transportation to Work |
City: City of Houston |
County: Harris |
State: Texas |
| Workers |
% of Workers | Workers |
% of Workers | Workers |
% of Workers |
| Worked at Home |
134,634 |
12.12% |
283,942 |
12.04% |
1,874,919 |
12.71% |
| Walked |
21,546 |
1.94% |
32,903 |
1.39% |
205,093 |
1.39% |
| Bicycle |
5,898 |
0.53% |
8,200 |
0.35% |
32,276 |
0.22% |
| Carpooled |
110,057 |
9.91% |
233,180 |
9.88% |
1,389,183 |
9.42% |
| Drove Alone |
771,919 |
69.50% |
1,700,788 |
72.09% |
10,895,426 |
73.85% |
| Public Transport |
34,687 |
3.12% |
48,238 |
2.04% |
138,310 |
0.94% |
| Other |
31,866 |
2.87% |
51,920 |
2.20% |
219,204 |
1.49% |
| Workers by Travel Time to Work |
City: City of Houston |
County: Harris |
State: Texas |
| Workers |
% of Workers | Workers |
% of Workers | Workers |
% of Workers |
| Under 15 Minutes |
186,957 |
18.34% |
383,714 |
17.71% |
3,330,523 |
24.90% |
| 15 - 29 Minutes |
392,986 |
38.56% |
774,970 |
35.77% |
4,917,586 |
36.77% |
| 30 - 44 Minutes |
283,653 |
27.83% |
592,171 |
27.33% |
2,955,796 |
22.10% |
| 45 - 59 Minutes |
86,605 |
8.50% |
229,425 |
10.59% |
1,134,822 |
8.49% |
| 60+ Minutes |
69,027 |
6.77% |
186,438 |
8.60% |
1,035,491 |
7.74% |
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry |
City: City of Houston |
County: Harris |
State: Texas |
| Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population |
| Accommodation/Food Services |
85,269 |
7.52% |
172,018 |
7.14% |
1,074,422 |
7.20% |
| Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt |
70,131 |
6.18% |
131,067 |
5.44% |
680,904 |
4.56% |
| Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt |
29,550 |
2.60% |
63,191 |
2.62% |
364,668 |
2.44% |
| Entertainment/Rec Svcs |
15,545 |
1.37% |
29,217 |
1.21% |
207,554 |
1.39% |
| Construction |
131,272 |
11.57% |
258,915 |
10.75% |
1,292,111 |
8.66% |
| Educational Svcs |
95,064 |
8.38% |
214,999 |
8.93% |
1,427,935 |
9.57% |
| Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse |
70,708 |
6.23% |
141,935 |
5.89% |
1,036,396 |
6.95% |
| Health Care/Soc Asst |
132,241 |
11.66% |
264,796 |
10.99% |
1,803,378 |
12.09% |
| Information |
11,638 |
1.03% |
27,306 |
1.13% |
233,807 |
1.57% |
| Mgmt of Companies |
3,189 |
0.28% |
7,296 |
0.30% |
28,722 |
0.19% |
| Total Manufacturing |
90,642 |
7.99% |
226,369 |
9.40% |
1,280,443 |
8.58% |
| Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin |
61,971 |
5.46% |
128,272 |
5.33% |
748,820 |
5.02% |
| Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin |
96,889 |
8.54% |
186,316 |
7.74% |
1,118,129 |
7.49% |
| Public Administration |
28,276 |
2.49% |
64,865 |
2.69% |
619,237 |
4.15% |
| Retail Trade |
113,476 |
10.00% |
256,147 |
10.63% |
1,669,296 |
11.19% |
| Transport/Warehse/Utils |
67,796 |
5.98% |
162,816 |
6.76% |
954,765 |
6.40% |
| Wholesale Trade |
30,908 |
2.72% |
73,083 |
3.03% |
380,796 |
2.55% |
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation |
City: City of Houston |
County: Harris |
State: Texas |
| Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population |
| Architect/Engineer |
31,391 |
2.77% |
64,167 |
2.66% |
327,390 |
2.19% |
| Arts/Entertain/Sports |
18,454 |
1.63% |
35,462 |
1.47% |
244,397 |
1.64% |
| Building Grounds Maint |
61,025 |
5.38% |
106,567 |
4.42% |
544,292 |
3.65% |
| Business/Financial Ops |
70,428 |
6.21% |
144,257 |
5.99% |
853,093 |
5.72% |
| Community/Soc Svcs |
14,177 |
1.25% |
31,439 |
1.31% |
223,947 |
1.50% |
| Computer/Mathematical |
31,384 |
2.77% |
66,853 |
2.78% |
517,165 |
3.47% |
| Construction/Extraction |
103,771 |
9.15% |
197,145 |
8.19% |
984,716 |
6.60% |
| Edu/Training/Library |
59,927 |
5.28% |
139,193 |
5.78% |
948,493 |
6.36% |
| Farm/Fish/Forestry |
1,895 |
0.17% |
3,393 |
0.14% |
56,496 |
0.38% |
| Food Prep/Serving |
68,166 |
6.01% |
135,118 |
5.61% |
806,101 |
5.40% |
| Health Practitioner/Tec |
60,347 |
5.32% |
123,218 |
5.12% |
829,862 |
5.56% |
| Healthcare Support |
36,162 |
3.19% |
69,941 |
2.90% |
456,014 |
3.06% |
| Maintenance Repair |
33,394 |
2.94% |
79,916 |
3.32% |
505,128 |
3.39% |
| Legal |
21,639 |
1.91% |
33,288 |
1.38% |
152,494 |
1.02% |
| Life/Phys/Soc Science |
15,986 |
1.41% |
28,358 |
1.18% |
126,622 |
0.85% |
| Management |
105,648 |
9.31% |
230,594 |
9.57% |
1,611,262 |
10.80% |
| Office/Admin Support |
104,339 |
9.20% |
247,732 |
10.29% |
1,609,403 |
10.79% |
| Production |
53,528 |
4.72% |
126,058 |
5.23% |
720,479 |
4.83% |
| Protective Svcs |
20,464 |
1.80% |
48,129 |
2.00% |
324,676 |
2.18% |
| Sales/Related |
104,404 |
9.20% |
231,159 |
9.60% |
1,508,150 |
10.11% |
| Personal Care/Svc |
25,384 |
2.24% |
56,105 |
2.33% |
344,694 |
2.31% |
| Transportation/Moving |
92,652 |
8.17% |
210,516 |
8.74% |
1,226,509 |
8.22% |
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group |
City: City of Houston |
County: Harris |
State: Texas |
| Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons |
% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population |
| White Collar |
638,124 |
56.24% |
1,375,720 |
57.12% |
8,952,278 |
60.00% |
| Blue Collar |
283,345 |
24.97% |
613,635 |
25.48% |
3,436,832 |
23.03% |
| Service and Farm |
213,096 |
18.78% |
419,253 |
17.41% |
2,532,273 |
16.97% |
Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these
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